Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former UN senior governance advisor, has endorsed Asaase Radio’s #SafeMotorway4All initiative, a public interest news campaign for a safer Accra-Tema Motorway.
The motorway is used by thousands of commuters and motorists daily, but the potholes have caused damage to vehicles, increased the risk of accidents, and created significant delays.
Asaase Radio has, however, kickstarted a public interest campaign to signal the urgency to restore the Accra-Tema Motorway to improve safety.
Commendation
Appearing on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday (27 March), Agyeman-Duah said: “Indulge me a minute to commend Asaase Radio for this campaign you have started.
“As a nation we have a bigger problem on our highways,” he said.
“Over the weekend there have been three ghastly accidents and in one of them about eight people losing their lives … our roads are killing more people.”
WATCH: Agyeman-Duah (CEO, John A Kufuor Foundation) and Emmanuel Akwetey (Exec Dir, IDEG) join forces to support #SafeMotorway4All – a public interest news campaign by Asaase aimed at making the Accra-Tema Motorway safer for all.#AsaaseNews pic.twitter.com/f0JODRbCDf
— Asaase 99.5 Accra (@asaaseradio995) March 28, 2023
Role of technology
For his part, Emmanuel Akwetey, the executive director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), said Asaase Broadcasting Company Ltd has taken a “bold initiative” and called on the government to invest more in technology to help address the problems on the motorway.
“… In the advanced countries, technology is playing serious role in policing and that is why people become law abiding, they will get you, isn’t that a place that we need to invest?” Akwetey asked.
Listen to Dr Emmanuel Akwetey and Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah in the audio clip attached below:
About campaign
The Asaase Radio public interest campaign series will spotlight the importance of maintaining critical infrastructure and citizens’ power in bringing about change. The campaign promises to bring critical attention to an issue that affects the lives of many Ghanaians.
The Accra-Tema Motorway is an essential artery for Ghana’s economy, linking the largest port in the country with the capital city.
However, years of neglect and lack of maintenance have left the N1 in a state of disrepair, leading to accidents and traffic congestion.
In line with #SeeSomethingSaySomething and the government’s efforts to urge all Ghanaians to be active “citizens, not spectators”, the #SafeMotorway4All campaign will identify key challenges to the smooth working of the N1 and push for action to address these.
Don’t forget to join the campaign by sharing your experiences, appeals and solutions on social media with the hashtags #SafeMotorway4All.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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